Instrumented 5-time sit-to-stand test: parameters predicting serious falls beyond the duration of the test

A Atrsaei, A Paraschiv-Ionescu, H Krief, Y Henchoz… - Gerontology, 2022 - karger.com
Background: Falls are a major cause of injuries in older adults. To evaluate the risk of falls in
older adults, clinical assessments such as the 5-time sit-to-stand (5xSTS) test can be …

The association of obesity with quadriceps activation during sit-to-stand

LM Bollinger, AL Ransom - Physical therapy, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective Obesity reduces voluntary recruitment of quadriceps during single-joint exercises,
but the effects of obesity on quadriceps femoris muscle activation during dynamic daily living …

Effects of weight gaining to lower limb joint moments: a gender-specific sit-to-stand analysis

K Serbest - Biomedical Engineering/Biomedizinische Technik, 2022 - degruyter.com
The prevalence of obesity, a worldwide health problem, is increasing. Obesity or overweight
has significant effects, especially on lower limb biomechanics. Previous studies have …

The clinical correlates of the chair sit to stand performance in people with multiple sclerosis

H Khalil, R Rehan, A Al-Sharman… - … Theory and Practice, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the motor and non-motor factors associated with sit-
to-stand performance in people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS). Design Observational cross …

Effectiveness of knee pad as an additional device for wheelchairs in improving upper-limb dexterity during seated tasks: a pilot study

S Kataoka, K Iwamoto, K Kobara, J Hirata… - Journal of Physical …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] This study aimed to examine how supporting the knee from the front with a knee
pad affected upper-limb dexterity while sitting.[Participants and Methods] A total of 14 …

Clutch Pedal Sensorization and Evaluation of the Main Parameters Related to Driver Posture

E Olmeda, S Fuentes del Toro, M Garrosa… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
An improper decision for the design, selection and adjustment of the components needed to
control a vehicle could generate negative effects and discomfort to the driver, where pedals …

Using wearable inertial sensors to detect different strategies for the sit-to-stand transition in multiple sclerosis

A Nagasubramony, RF Player, CEI Westling… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
INTRODUCTION: The sit-to-stand (Si-St) transition is an essential activity of daily living
(ADL) which is fundamental to maintaining functional independence. It can often be …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of muscle activity during sit-to-stand movement at different chair heights between obese and normal-weight subjects

SH Kim, SK Ju - Journal of exercise rehabilitation, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of present study was to compare the tibialis anterior (TA), rectus femoris (RF),
and erector spinae (ES) muscle activities at variety chair height during sit-to-stand (STS) on …

Observations on diagnostic reliability and the surgical treatment of abdominal rectus diastasis

E Swedenhammar - 2024 - openarchive.ki.se
BackgroundAbdominal rectus diastasis (ARD), a condition commonly seen after pregnancy
or significant weight loss or resulting from abnormal connective tissue composition can lead …

[PDF][PDF] 淺談坐到站—評估病人身體活動功能的重要指標

蕭淑芬, 林家弘, 王亭貴, 古世基, 陳佳慧 - 台灣老年醫學暨老年學會雜誌, 2020 - tagg.org.tw
摘要坐到站功能是獨立生活的前提, 當坐到站失能時會限制許多日常活動的參與,
藉由坐到站功能的評估可以有效反應病人身體活動功能, 因此本文將細述坐到站動作的定義與 …